हिन्दुस्तान

See also: हिन्दुस्तानी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑːn/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊs.t̪ä̃ːn]

Proper noun

हिन्दुस्तान • (hindustān) m (Urdu spelling ہندوستان)

1. Alternative spelling of हिंदुस्तान (hindustān): Hindustan; India (a country in South Asia)

Declension

Declension of हिन्दुस्तान (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	हिन्दुस्तान hindustān
oblique	हिन्दुस्तान hindustān
vocative	हिन्दुस्तान hindustān

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hindustaːn/

Proper noun

हिन्दुस्तान • (hindustān) m (Perso-Arabic ہِندُستان)

1. Alternative form of हिन्दोस्तान (hindōstān): India (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

• हिन्दुस्तऻन्य (hindustạ̄ny)

Marathi

Alternative forms

• हिंदुस्तान (hindustān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستان (hindūstān).

Proper noun

हिन्दुस्तान • (hindustān)

1. Hindustan
2. India (a country in South Asia)